FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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A playwright
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A poet
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A novelist
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April (see When was Shakespeare born), which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Shakespeare also wrote 4 poems, and a famous collection of Sonnets which was first published in 1609.
Detailed explanation-3: -William Shakespeare ( bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “the Bard").
Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare, born April 26 1564 and died April 23 1616, was the greatest English writer in history. Also called the “Bard of Avon” (Bard is a poet and Avon is the town he lived in), his works have been translated and performed in every language on earth.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare’s real name was recorded as Gulielmus Shakspere at his baptism in 1564, which is the Latin word for William. He called himself ‘Will’ in his Sonnets and most of his contemporaries referred to him as William Shakespeare, so it’s safe to say that this was his name.